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[GUIDE][How to][custom recovery] [custom rom][Redmi Note 3 SD]

I am not responsible for anything done wrong for you and your device. Sorry!!
You have two options to follow, the 1st one is long, may be difficult to follow. I recommend you to read option 1 and 2 both but to follow option 2
OPTION 1
Hello friend this is a short tutorial for those who have just bought the Beast Red Mi Note 3.
This guide is only for Redmi Note 3(Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 2GB/3GB version) users.
The Device's codename is kenzo. It also called Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. On MIUI sites Its also mentioned as HMNote3Pro so don't get confused.
The below mentioned MiFlash-Tool is required in emergency. Installing Mi-FlashTool in PC also install all the Quallcomm and Xiaomi Drivers to make your device function with PC at any mode( recovery, fastboot or system mode) Make sure before installing MiFlash-beta setup, You have disabled Driver Signature Enforcement in your Windows PC. To know how to disable check on Microsoft sites for your particular OS.
Requirements
1. A PC with windows 7,8,8.1 or 10 32-bit or 64-bit with .NET Framework version 3.5 installed. Before you install Mi Flash. To download .NET framwork visit the microsoft website.
2.Download Xiaomi MiFlash-Beta(This beta version works good and also support 32-bit Windows OS) http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=at...2NGJkfDE0ODE4MTQxMTh8MTU5MjAzMDUwMXwyODE5Nzk=
3.TWRP Recoveries- download all these 3 recoveries
a. Alka TWRP http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=at...xMmZifDE0ODE4MTY5NzZ8MTU5MjAzMDUwMXwyODI3NzM= (for emergency backup and restore) (this recovery is most necessary to backup all the partition of our device. RN3 comes with all about 40 partitions, and their are many important files stored their. So at anytime you get any problem just restore. The recovery image file is compressed in a .zip file. Therefore, you may need to firstly extract it using Winzip on your PC or extract it using ES File Explorer on your phone. One more thing, this build is for Redmi Note 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon (Kenzo).
b. Cofface TWRP https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5bSNUUrjm6JQjFhUEkzZXZ2bkk (zip password www.cofface.com)
c. Official TWRP https://dl.twrp.me/kenzo
If you want to flash custom Rom like Cyanogenmod, xiaomi.eu, Resurrection Remix etc. This tutorial will help you to use all those thing which can be done on our Beast .
:angel: first of all you guys get the Bootloader unlocking permission from en.miui.com/unlock/ (recommended) and always sign in the Mi Account with valid mobile number and e-mail which is used by you currently and can be accessed by you anytime. Goto setting in the phone and register for Mi account and login. Enable Find Device feature.
i have not checked ZC-X TWRP RECOVERY because i have seen some people getting problem from zcx, but now it is upgraded. So it can be universal for everything( like flashing any official/stock/custom rom(as cofface and official do), maybe it supports all partition backup( like alka do) and also it can be used to update or upgrade you MIUI based rom. Check it at your own risk.
3.USB DATA cable (the one that came with your device).
4. device battery charged at least 50%.
5. A good observer and patient most of patient.
I don't think about any other way to unlock bootloader. You can find them on other places but I don't find them easy than this.
So I am supposing that you guys using your phone with stock MIUI Rom that should be MIUI 7 or MIUI 8 with stock recovery and You got the permisssion official to unlock your beast .
So just unlock the bootloader by using MiUnlock tool from PC. Store all these tools in your PC for future process.
Now you have unlocked bootloader to check the status just boot your phone into fastboot mode by pressing volume down+power key when your device is off then use this fastboot command fastboot oem device-info to check the bootloader info if it says bootloader unlocked:true then you are ready to go. If you don't know how to setup adb-fastboot environment and driver check it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Put unlocked bootloader phone in fastboot mode,connect device to PC using USB cable and check the bootloader status again to verify it is unlocked or not by using command fastboot oem device-info. Now copy(don't cut because you should have a backup plan for each process) all the recoveries ALKA TWRP, CoffaceTWRP and official TWRP recovery to the adb fastboot folder and rename alka twrp to alka.img,cofface twrp to cofface.img and official twrp to official.img. Please copy and rename one by one for don't getting confused. If you accidently rename cofface to alka then it will be not good to you after flashing. So take each step carefully.
(if you have managed environment variables on PC then you can use adb fastboot commands any where in PC, That is a good idea. So if you want to know how to set environment variables just comment here I will give you all the steps.)
Now just press continuously the Shift key and press RIGHT CLICK on the blank area of window.
An option menu will be showed click on open command prompt here.
A black backgrounded command shell will be opened.
Now type fastboot oem device-info and press enter key.
If it shows bootloader unlocked :true then proceed to the step 1 and if shows false then don't proceed unlock your bootloader which is shown above with this symbol :angel:.
Step 1:
A.First of all take backup of internal sd by copying all the folder and files in your PC's folder and name this folder to KenzoInternal you can use any name. And delete more files in internal to get atleast 5GB space.
B.You shuould have atleast 5GB space in your internel to back up your all device partition through ALKA TWRP.
C. copy all three recoverys(cofface.img,official.img and alka.img) in your phone's Internal SD directly or make a folder recovery and place there.
Now go,read and follow the instruction from below
Boot your phone in fastboot mode and connect with PC
open command prompt in adb-fastboot folder where you have copied all the recovery images(official.img,cofface.img and alka.img)
Type on command prompt:
fastboot flash recovery alka.img
it will be flased in atleast 10 seconds.
Now we have to go directly to recovery mode from fastboot mode not in system so care fully press volume up + power key at the same time in your REDMI NOTE 3 and when your device vibrate leave the power key but don't leave the volume up key until the recovery window get shown. If your device get booted to system not in recovery then maybe your flashed 'alka' will be replaced with stock recovery, and may be it get bootloop or maybe it will boot successfully but have some problems like Wi-Fi radio get disabled.
Read the above step again and do everything carefully.
Step 2:
[[ If on welcome screen the language shows in chinese or other, then simply swipe on first screen and touch on the 2nd column and 3rd row in menu and then touch on the icon(shows like earth or sphere) and choose English and then done. ]]
In recovery go to BACKUP and mark all the partition I said all the partitions (you can leave unmarked the DATA partition if you are not wanting to make backup of your own installed applications and their data. It will decrease the backup size and also the TIME) their may be 35+ partitions. And swipe to backup. Their are some partitions like system,efs(stores modem and radio and may be your IMEI information) etc have the sensitive data. So you are mostly recommended to mark all the partition except DATA(optional).
GREAT!!! wait until getting backup.
Step 3:
Now touch on Install menu in recovery and touch on Install Image that is always in the right below of the screen upto the swipe handle.
Now browse to the root of internal sd or the folder where you have copied all the recovery images(cofface.img,alka.img and official.img). And choose the cofface.img and swipe to install.
Now get back by touching on back arrow symbol on left bottom.
Step 4:
Touch on REBOOT menu in recovery and then touch on Reboot to recovery or to recovery.
Your RN3 will reboot again to recovery(which is now cofface).
[[ If on welcome the language shows in chinese or other then simply swipe on first screen and touch on the 2nd column and 3rd row in menu and then touch on the icon(shows like earth or sphere) and choose english and then done. ]]
Now touch on reboot and thenreboot to system.
If it shows that your recovery will be
If any query shows saying your phone is not rooted just touch on Do not Install
your phone will boot to MIUI system as it was. and it has a custom recovery(currently cofface).
if you want to root your device then download superSu.zip from https://download.chainfire.eu/921/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip and place it in your internal sd card of phone and then boot to recovery by pressing power key+volume up key on same time then go to install and choose to install for supersu_vx.xx.zip file and swipe to flash. Then get back and wipe cache and dalvik/ART cache or some times it also reboots automatically.
Kindly follow the on-screen instruction which shows on screen during installation.
NOTE: It may be bootloop or take too much time on first boot after installing superSu.
SuperSU app and all the applets(including busybox tools) also comes with superSU zip file. So no need to install it through PlayStore. However you can update from PlayStore.
You are strongly recommended to take the backup(whole partition backup taken by ALKA TWRP) and copy it to Your PC that is the life of your mobile. I know you can flash An official MIUI rom through PC using fastboot or EDL method but If you lost your EFS partition then You will lost your IMEI which is unique to each and every devices. In Qualcomm Snapdragon based phone It is hard to recover IMEI. I say hard not impossible. Their are many forum that give solution to this but It is highly recommended to have this backup copy to your PC. You can find your backup in the /sdcard/TWRP/Backup/ OR open Internal SD then go to TWRP folder then open BACKUP and then a folder like 5exxxye. just copy this folder to your PC and keep it safe or you can save it to other places also that will be more good and also show your smartness.
How to install custom ROM or OSs in RN3Snapdragon?? Hmm come here
NOTE: Always flash all custom ROM(Except MIUI) through official TWRP. But when you have made your mood to install custom ROM you have to flash official twrp through either with TWRP(currently cofface in your device) or with fastboot command using same method that I have explained above when we have flashed coffaceTWRP in your device or use this commandfastboot flash recovery official.img
I have tested many ROMs but I found most stable Resuurection Remix(based on Marshmallow) and CyanogenMod 13(based on Marshmallow) yet. Everything is working fine except VoLTE. Their are many available ROms that supports VoLTE based on Nougat(Android 7.0 or 7.1) but have some bugs with camera. (The Cyanogenmod 14.1 officially is also declared but in experimental mode(nightly)(not recommended for you.))
I am going to show you the steps to flash custom ROMs without getting into any problem but you are recommended to follow each steps carefully. Thanks
Suppose you have downloaded official released Cyanogenmod 13 for your phone from here https://download.cyanogenmod.org/get/jenkins/174586/cm-13.0-20160816-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0FI-kenzo.zip (It is recommended to download it to your PC for backup plan). Having a copy of this backup in your PC makes you free to delete it from internal SD to free the space when you are in a Stable Rom or in a ROM you loved and want to be always with it.
then place it to your internal SD. now follow these steps... Check out your device battery is 50+ % charged.
Step 1:
Reboot to recovery. Go to install and choose install image. Now choose official.img(officialTWRP) and then swipe to flash/install it.
Step 2:
Now reboot again to recovery by choosing REBOOT in recovery menu and then RECOVERY
your phone will be rebooted to official TWRP recovery which is not supported by MIUI. I mean official recovery doesn't have the ability to patch the boot image., that is why I said it is not supported.
Step 3:
Now go to wipe/format menu in TWRP recovery(I am supposing you have the back up with alka twrp before and have copied it to your PC also.). Choose 'advanced wipe' and Mark these partition System,Data,Cache,Dalvik/ART cache. Do not choose Internal SD, Micro SD or USB OTG. and swipe to wipe.
Step 4:
After wiping now you have not any Operating System installed. Just touch INSTALL in RECOVERY MENU and choose the ROM ZIP file which is cm-13.0-20160816-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO0FI-kenzo.zip (for example). Always use the ROM that is build for Your Device. Since above zip file's name shows it is for kenzo that is your RedmiNote3 Quallcomm Snapdragon.(just check the underlined word in zip file.)
and swipe to flash and wait no matter how much time it takes. Just wait don't try to reboot.
if you want to flash google apps(GApps) like play store and play store services you have to install it also after flashing the ROM zip file. to download GoogleApps go to opengapps.org and choose arm64 from architecture menu and choose android version for this ROM(Cyanogenmod 13) choose 6.0. choose which package you want I recommend you to use pico it will only install play store and services and you can also install other google apps through Play Store later.
If you want all google apps then choose 'aroma' it has a built-in file explorer to choose particular app in recovery.
Step 5:
After installing cyanogenmod and GApps wipe cache and Dalvik/ART cache again. Do not wipe anything else.
Now its time to reboot to the system.
first time it will take atleast 2 to 10 mins (depends on the open GApps package type) for optimization of apps.
After that go and enjoy..
Any problem comment below.
To revert back to MIUI again.
just copy the backup folder you have taken before, to the folder /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUP/ and reboot to recovery(currently official).
and choose to install image in recovery menu and then choose alka.img and then reboot to recovery again(using recovery menu).
You will again reboot to recovery (currently ALKA).
In alka recovery menu choose to WIPE and wipe these partition SYSTEM,DATA,CACHE,DALVIK/ART CACHE.
then choose RESTORE from recovery menu and select your backup folder and it will show the list of all the partition you have made backup. Mark all and swipe to restore.
Note:sometimes it shows an error during restore that it can't restore firmware partition. If it show this error kindly choose to restore again and mark all partition except firmware partition then swipe to restore.
After restoring backup(MIUI) do not reboot just. choose to install image and install cofface.img again because this recovery works with MIUI.(Cofface twrp paches boot image automatically which is required to make custom recoveries to work with MIUI ROMs ) after installing cofface.img. Reboot to recovery again and then reboot to system.
Now wait if it takes too much time (may be 15 to 20 mins).
Now you are come back to your MIUI ROM.
MUST READ:
1.Always check your bootloader status after and before flashing any ROMs(boot to fastboot mode connect USB to PC and type the command in command window fastboot oem device-info.
2.If any time it shows bootloader unlocked: false then use Mi Unlock tool to unlock the bootloader again. You have to use same user-name/mobile number/e-mail and password to sign-in the UnlockTool which you have sihned in your phone.
3.No matter how many ROM you have flashed or which OS you currently using. MiUnlock-tools always recognises your phone.
4. During unlocking the phone your PC must have an internet connection from other sources.
5.You can't use your phone's wi-fi hotspot to unlock its bootloader because it should be in fastboot mode.
6.Always make back up and store them in safe place.
Credit
to the respective developer,manufacturer.
OPTION 2
Now you can use zcx recovery which is Universal to flash custom/stock/miui ROM without any problem. So unlock your bootloader and flash ZC-X twrp recovery, and follow the instruction comes with it, you don't need to follow the long procedure given above. You should use it with Marshmallow based MIUI ROM too which comes with by default DATA partition encryption. It can automatically decrypt DATA partition. So go for it here https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&r...DwoAzQEtfzPxp4Shw&sig2=SOZcDMBpgO_teBIK6lNnhw
Thanks any problem comment below. Enjoy

can't i use zc-x rom ? for all purpose ?

You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore

jangid said:
can't i use zc-x rom ? for all purpose ?
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What do you mean by zc-x rom? If you want to say zcx recovery then yes You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore always

If i want to flash custom MiUi rom like miui.eu or epic miui ROM, should I use cofface recovery or official twrp ?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app

This tut has been pretty clear but I have a typical doubt! If I unlock my phone using mi flash tool by using the miui7.1.8 fastboot rom and flash twrp and if I later how do I update my miui? If I would be able to update it in some way doesent the bootloader get locked again? If it gets locked and I need to downgrade to older miui version! Pls help!

If I use offical twrp and take my unrooted miui backup and flashed cm14.1 and then latter restore my unrooted miui i wouldn't work?
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Also we can't flash cm14.1 rom using any other recoveries like Alka zcx coaffe ?

gaurav1322 said:
What do you mean by zc-x rom? If you want to say zcx recovery then yes You can.. but must use alka twrp for backup and restore always
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Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.

NVDX11 said:
Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.
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Can i restore miui backup after flashing cm14.1 in zcx recovery ?

a.broken.star said:
If i want to flash custom MiUi rom like miui.eu or epic miui ROM, should I use cofface recovery or official twrp ?
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Then must use cofface because MIUI based custom rom like
Xiaomi.eu etc. Are also need boot image patching..but 1st
Take full nandroid backup through alka and copy it to pc
Before flashing it. After flashing MIUI based custom rom use
Check your bootloader status because some of them locks your Bootloader again..

ckflash09 said:
This tut has been pretty clear but I have a typical doubt! If I unlock my phone using mi flash tool by using the miui7.1.8 fastboot rom and flash twrp and if I later how do I update my miui? If I would be able to update it in some way doesent the bootloader get locked again? If it gets locked and I need to downgrade to older miui version! Pls help!
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1st of all the bootloader status(lock/unlock) get changed
From rom to rom. So everytime if you wanna flash something
Like any rom(official/stock/custom) or any recovery you need to check your bootloader status 1st. I have told in post that if u wanna flash Miui rom or wanna update it,just flash through cofface recovery. And one thing to remember, never downgrade miui version through cofface (for example Miui8 to miui7). But if u want to upgrade(for ex. Miui7 to miui8) or want to update(ex.- miui 8.0.1 to miui 8.1.1 or something like this) then you can use cofface twrp recovery and also zcx twrp recovery. Before flashing make sure you have full backup through alka twrp. You should read the post again.

vikasb32 said:
If I use offical twrp and take my unrooted miui backup and flashed cm14.1 and then latter restore my unrooted miui i wouldn't work?
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Also we can't flash cm14.1 rom using any other recoveries like Alka zcx coaffe ?
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It will work if your miui backup from official twrp contains backup of firmware partition. Since official twrp doesn't supports all partition backup. So you need to flash a miui based fastboot rom then unlock bootloader again if it get locked and then flash alka to take all partition backup then save this backup to pc. And after that check the post again for what you want.

vikasb32 said:
Can i restore miui backup after flashing cm14.1 in zcx recovery ?
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Yep sure! No prob.

NVDX11 said:
Seriously dude , zcx supports all partition backup like alka twrp+6.0 encryption problem is also solved ,inbuilt boot image patcher + miui ota support
This guide just made procedure to flash ROMs more hectic and uneasy and long process.
I Recommend user to just flash zcx twrp and do all the stuff you want,flash any roms including miui.
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you are right but zcx doesn't support all about 40 partitions. Maybe it comes with all features that we get in all other twrp recoveries like cofface,alka etc. but for whole partitions backup alka is necessary.
But it is true that ZCX supports important partitions that are more important while ALKA twrp supports whole with important and not important
This post is not so long or uneasy. It is for noobies to understand. This is not for PROs. Thank you!

gaurav1322 said:
you are right but zcx doesn't support all about 40 partitions. Maybe it comes with all features that we get in all other twrp recoveries like cofface,alka etc. but for whole partitions backup alka is necessary.
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Zcx supports all partitions backup,i am using it for long time,never faced a single prob and i am not shooting arrows in dark bruh,i have tested and its my experience,if you dont believe try it by urself.
But just dont post like it doesnt support partition backup like alka.

NVDX11 said:
Zcx supports all partitions backup,i am using it for long time,never faced a single prob and i am not shooting arrows in dark bruh,i have tested and its my experience,if you dont believe try it by urself.
But just dont post like it doesnt support partition backup like alka.
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okk bro I am wrong. I am also using it and thanks for the info. I will add it in the tutorial. Thanks

No problem bro, i know you have made guide for new comers( i wont call them noobies) & it's a good one.
But i am just in favor of "if we can do things on easiest way,no need to choose harder ones"
I will try to suggest if some steps need to be included and what other things which we can short doing the flashing procedures.

NVDX11 said:
No problem bro, i know you have made guide for new comers( i wont call them noobies) & it's a good one.
But i am just in favor of "if we can do things on easiest way,no need to choose harder ones"
I will try to suggest if some steps need to be included and what other things which we can short doing the flashing procedures.
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Thats the good idea bro actually i haven't any knowledge about zcx recovery till the post was submitted. And I have seen somewhere that it comes with few bugs but I think now it gets updated.
Now I am going to re-post the tutorial by editing it and at last thank you so much..

Flashed miui globle dev rom in unofficially unlocked bootloader
even flashed lazy flasher script
disabled dm verify
yet bootloader got locked
now how to flash rom without loosing data

Trustzone error 7
Hello,
currently i am on MIUI 8.2 and when i try to flash any custom ROM based on android N like Lineage OS or Resurrection Remix ROM using official TWRP, I always get trustzone error 7 with following messege:
Checking for TZ version TZ.BF.4.0.1-77307
assert failed: xiaomi.verify_trustzone("TZ.BF.4.0.1-77307") == "1"
Updater process ended with ERROR: 7
which prevents me to flash any of the ROMs. Please help me out....

Create Stock Recovery.img from FTF File

Hi, I am in the process of preparing for upgrading from 7.0 to 7.1.1
I know I need to replace the Custom Kernel with the Stock Kernel. And I have to replace TWRP with Stock Recovery.
Can anybody tell me, which file inside the FTF is the stock recovery? I already found the kernel. Need help to find the stock recovery, thank you!

tempurastyle said:
Need help to find the stock recovery, thank you!
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We don't have one which is why we have to use TWRP.

So my only way is to flash via Flashtool without wipe?

tempurastyle said:
So my only way is to flash via Flashtool without wipe?
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Do that then mod your own kernel. [How To] make your own XPERIA DRM-fix kernel.
And flash a TWRP.img to the recovery partition.

fotakernel.sin reside's where we flash twrp on stock. you do not need to flash it to upgrade, contrary you can exclude it in flashtool and keep twrp between updates.

realtuxen said:
fotakernel.sin reside's where we flash twrp on stock. you do not need to flash it to upgrade, contrary you can exclude it in flashtool and keep twrp between updates.
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this is real knowledge, thanks! so just to be sure, this is what i will do in flashtool:
1) wipe: nothing selected
2) exclude: fotakernel.sin selected
can anybody confirm this is correct?
then after this, i will flash a custom kernel via fastboot and magisk via twrp.
one question regarding magisk: will it be deleted during the flashtool update?

So I ran into a problem...
The Upgrade to 7.1.1 via flashtool was smooth. Then, i flashed twrp via fastboot as usual. When I tried to enter twrp, i get a password prompt to decrypt the phone. So i don't know which password i need to type in. I tried the unlock PIN, doesnt work. Any suggestions?

tempurastyle said:
Any suggestions?
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To get round that you need to run the following commands...
Code:
fastboot format userdata
fastboot format cache
...so you'll need to backup all your data first.

XperienceD said:
To get round that you need to run the following commands...
Code:
fastboot format userdata
fastboot format cache
...so you'll need to backup all your data first.
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Ok, so I decided to keep my data and don't install twrp. Now I got another issue, is it possible to install Magisk without TWRP? I already got my kernel using my ta backup according to the instructions a few posts above, which really works great.

tempurastyle said:
Ok, so I decided to keep my data and don't install twrp. Now I got another issue, is it possible to install Magisk without TWRP? I already got my kernel using my ta backup according to the instructions a few posts above, which really works great.
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I thought you excluded fotakernel so you did not have to flash twrp again. Oh well anyway you can use twrp to flash zips just fine although /data is encrypted, most flash zips do not write to /data anyway some like supersu use /cache (which is not encrypted contrary to the info above) to get around encryption at next boot. And like magisk also patch the boot.img live on your phone, some write to /system which is not encrypted either, I never seen a flash zip that did write to /data. Only backup/browsing/etc on /data is affected.
So when presented with the password screen in twrp just press cancel and make sure the zip you want to flash is located on the external sd card (do not encrypt this in phone settings, your card will be unreadable from pcs to) then choose flash zip and choose the external sdcard to pick the zip from and flash magisk or whatever. You need to run your kernel through ta poc or rootkernel first and disable dm verity and sony ric. (you write you did this so just install twrp and flash away) Do not wipe cache before rebooting just in case magisk uses this in a similar way to supersu (I have no idea)

Also if you do the above fastboot format commands suggested in post#8 without disabling 'forceencrypt' for /data (fstab in the kernel image or with a tool) the phone will encrypt itself again as soon as you turn it on.
If forceencrypt is disabled the same can be achieved (clearing encryption) with a factory reset btw.
So if you did not bump into the password in twrp before you likely did a factory reset with a kernel with encryption disabled. Then, maybe after updating you rebooted stock and the phone encrypted itself again, then now you can not access /data in twrp. Thats also because we have no version of it that supports encryption on the X-compact though. Again do not worry, I have not meet a zip I could not flash, supersu, magisk, etc because they do not access /data anyway.

realtuxen said:
I thought you excluded fotakernel so you did not have to flash twrp again. Oh well anyway you can use twrp to flash zips just fine although /data is encrypted, most flash zips do not write to /data anyway some like supersu use /cache (which is not encrypted contrary to the info above) to get around encryption at next boot. And like magisk also patch the boot.img live on your phone, some write to /system which is not encrypted either, I never seen a flash zip that did write to /data. Only backup/browsing/etc on /data is affected.
So when presented with the password screen in twrp just press cancel and make sure the zip you want to flash is located on the external sd card (do not encrypt this in phone settings, your card will be unreadable from pcs to) then choose flash zip and choose the external sdcard to pick the zip from and flash magisk or whatever. You need to run your kernel through ta poc or rootkernel first and disable dm verity and sony ric. (you write you did this so just install twrp and flash away) Do not wipe cache before rebooting just in case magisk uses this in a similar way to supersu (I have no idea)
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Yes, after the first upgrade attempt, i let twrp untouched. then when entering twrp, i didnt have a password, so i skipped it. i couldn't find the sd card in the file browser, and after i hit reboot in twrp the phone restarted and got stuck in boot.
So I flashed again, this time deleting twrp. the initial boot up went fine. Then i flashed twrp again and once again, without having a password, i just skipped the password prompt. still couldnt find the sd card, and i rebooted out of twrp. and the phone got stuck again.
after 2-3 trials, i figured out that everytime i rebooted out of twrp, the phone gets stuck during boot. even after turning it off and on, so a reflash was needed.
now i have given up using twrp, so i have an unrooted phone with an unlocked bootloader. which does not allow me to use android pay. i think to solve my problem is:
1) i need to know which twrp version really works, i have tried
this version
and this version
both cause a boot failure for me
2) i need to find the sd card location in the twrp file browser (all the folders show empty for me)
if nothing works, i guess i need to wipe my phone, but that's what i would like to avoid. thanks for your help guys!

tempurastyle said:
Yes, after the first upgrade attempt, i let twrp untouched. then when entering twrp, i didnt have a password, so i skipped it. i couldn't find the sd card in the file browser, and after i hit reboot in twrp the phone restarted and got stuck in boot.
So I flashed again, this time deleting twrp. the initial boot up went fine. Then i flashed twrp again and once again, without having a password, i just skipped the password prompt. still couldnt find the sd card, and i rebooted out of twrp. and the phone got stuck again.
after 2-3 trials, i figured out that everytime i rebooted out of twrp, the phone gets stuck during boot. even after turning it off and on, so a reflash was needed.
now i have given up using twrp, so i have an unrooted phone with an unlocked bootloader. which does not allow me to use android pay. i think to solve my problem is:
1) i need to know which twrp version really works, i have tried
this version
and this version
both cause a boot failure for me
2) i need to find the sd card location in the twrp file browser (all the folders show empty for me)
if nothing works, i guess i need to wipe my phone, but that's what i would like to avoid. thanks for your help guys!
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The 2. issue with the sdcard is easy. After pressing 'install' button in twrp at the bottom left press the "select storage' button, a small window will pop up then select the 'micro sdcard' and press 'ok", you should see your files now.
The 1. ssue is really odd! I use the second twrp you posted, for some wierd reason the first one does not boot for me (twrp does not start). But I talked with another guy for him it was the other way around. It was really strange. I think most can use both though without problems
There is one more twrp 3.1 from bambamx, but I really do not get this, twrp boots from its own partition with its own kernel. They should be separated unless twrp does something to system ofcause which it very well shouldn't unless you ask it to, deleting a important file or flashing something. I have never heard of this sorry. One thing is certain our device sure could use a stable nougat encryption compatible twrp!
I will let you know if I find something, you can try the last available version, I have no idea if it will exhibit the same strange behaviour. But maybe its worth a shot although it seems something else is at play.
A couple of stupid questions sorry; You disabled dm verity and sony ric in ta poc right, and it does not happen if you boot your phone normal a couple of times.
Edit: sorry Mr. Sandman had not left so I did not read properly here from the morning. I will edit my post to actually answer as best as I can lol.

Just to let you know:
1. You do not need to install TWRP to use it! You can just do
Code:
fastboot boot <TWRP image>
to run TWRP on the phone (instead of
Code:
fastboot flash boot <TWRP image>
). The only drawback of this method is that you will always need a computer to enter TWRP. Btw. with this method you can also try out a custom kernel image before flashing it.
2. You do not need write access to /data partition to install Magisk. It was explained in another thread that Magisk can use /cache temporary when access to /data is not available. It will write to /data on first boot instead.
3. While using TWRP you can use adb to transfer files onto the phone, so you don't need to have them ready on the internal storage.

realtuxen said:
The 2. issue with the sdcard is easy. After pressing 'install' button in twrp at the bottom left press the "select storage' button, a small window will pop up then select the 'micro sdcard' and press 'ok", you should see your files now.
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I did, but the SD card can't be selected, and the size shows as 0kb. I did a workaround though: i formatted a spare sd card and copied magisk on it. it was instantly recognized and selectable.
ypnos42 said:
Just to let you know:
1. You do not need to install TWRP to use it! You can just do
Code:
fastboot boot <TWRP image>
to run TWRP on the phone (instead of
Code:
fastboot flash boot <TWRP image>
). The only drawback of this method is that you will always need a computer to enter TWRP. Btw. with this method you can also try out a custom kernel image before flashing it.
3. While using TWRP you can use adb to transfer files onto the phone, so you don't need to have them ready on the internal storage.
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GREAT advice! I launched TWRP from ADB and successfully flashed Magisk using ADB sideload. Thanks, my phone is rooted again!

Fix error installing STOCK GAPPS on Oreo ROM

Hey,hey,hey
Did you facing error while installing Full Gapps or Stock Gapps? which says installing gapps error because not enough system partition size.
Yes,i'm facing that bug too,but i have a solution for this issue.That bug can be happen because after flashing any Oreo ROM your system partition become smaller,sure that is not normal.
To fix this you need to "resize" your system partition. I almost resize my system partition using an "Extreme Way!" and if i do that maybe my phone goes bricked. Thanks to god i can found what the problem after try "try and error" method so it can be said,this solution I found because of accident.Ok enough
Ok this the simple method.
1. Download Flashable Busybox by @YashdSaraf https://sourceforge.net/projects/busybox-yds/files/Sep-06-17/Busybox-1.27.2-YDS-UNIVERSAL.zip/download original thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tool-busybox-flashable-archs-t3348543
2. Flash your Oreo Custom ROM
3. Flash the flashable busybox.
4. Go to Wipe option
5. Check "system" partition
6. Press Advance Option > press "Resize" (don't worry,you don't need to reflash the rom)
7. Go to Wipe option again
8. Check "system" partition again
9. Press Advance Option > press "Repair"
10. Then,install the GAPPS ,and you can bit this Oreo with GAPPS berry Jam.
This method work perfectly for me.
This should work on Z00L and Z00T :good:

error 1 when repairing the partition. But it still worked. Thanks

Ichijou Raku said:
2. Flash your Oreo Custom ROM
3. Flash the flashable busybox.
4. Go to Wipe option
5. Check "system" partition
6. Press Advance Option > press "Resize" (don't worry,you don't need to reflash the rom)
7. Go to Wipe option again
8. Check "system" partition again
9. Press Advance Option > press "Repair"
10. Then,install the GAPPS ,and you can bit this Oreo with GAPPS berry Jam.
This method work perfectly for me.
This should work on Z00L and Z00T :good:
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Hey does I need to do this every time when I installing stock gapps?? Or only for the first time??

mg712702 said:
Hey does I need to do this every time when I installing stock gapps?? Or only for the first time??
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Same question here.

raiden_1115 said:
Same question here.
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Bro....I just test it and yes you have to de this everytime when you installing oreo....and I didn't flash the busybox....but I successfully resize it.....then the question is what's for the busybox is??

Doing this every installing oreo is,yes...
I think,cannot resize partition is only happened when upgrading Nougat to Oreo ,because every changing an oreo rom to another oreo rom,I dont have to install busybox again..
Busybox...mmmmm try flashing oreo rom after a nougat one,then resize Partition you will facing an error code on twrp say "resize error blablablabla" (or another,im forget what it say) ,for that,im thinking why i cannot resize the partition,While still in nougat I still can resize partition without any problem..And as you know, busybox contains a number of commands that can run in the terminal, and "resizing command" is contained within the busybox ..
Oh,im not responsible with any error after trying this method,But all this time I have never experienced any errors because this method..

Im still a newbie on android,i dont have a lot experience on android..As I said ,i found this method by trying "try and error" method,trying installing nougat first then oreo,trying installing boot.img first then oreo,and much more attempt..and i still got same error hahaha.. frustrated because cannot installing large gapps..
Then i found this method,just try this method and tell me if you found an error after trying this method..
But I can be sure it will not happen just because resize the partition, because resizing partition here instead of changing the size of partition system becomes bigger,Resize here only returns the size of the corrupted partition system

i got an error when resizing and repairing on my lg v20 h918, I still followed steps and ended up with the error after gapp installation. I am back to a blinking black screen after the lg logo. I think my phone is a lost cause.

[GUIDE] How To Install TWRP & Root Galaxy S8+ After Oreo Update

A simple guide for users which will help them to install TWRP on their S8 after Oreo Update.
This guide is only for Exynos models.
Requirement -
1. PC/Laptop
2. Original Samsung USB Type-C Cable
3. Prince Comsy Odin (Because some users reported on this thread that normal Odin doesn't work)
Instructions -
1. Backup your important data from internal storage before proceeding towards the installation.
2. Now go to Settings - About Phone - Software Information - Tap On Build Number 7 Times.
3. Now come back to Settings Home and Open Developer Options. Check OEM Unlock is turned ON.
4. Power off device and boot into download mode.
5. Connect your device to the PC/Laptop.
6. Now Open Prince Comsy Odin and click on the AP option.
7. Choose the TWRP .tar file and press the START button.
8. Now after Odin says PASS, press the VOLUME UP, BIXBY KEY, and POWER BUTTON at the same time until device boots into TWRP recovery.
9. Now allow the modifications and go to WIPE option.
10. Choose FORMAT DATA - Type yes - ENTER.
11. Just Reboot Once Into Recovery Once.
12. Now Choose INSTALL option and install Magisk or SuperSU.
13. Done!
You can also refer to this video for installation of TWRP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqgHFcHLMw
Downloads -
Latest TWRP for Exynos S8+ - TWRP 3.2.1-0-DREAM2LTE
Prince Comsy Odin - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1enVG5a_ocyjhRlta8AX_0b7LLoHWciVU
Magisk - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/beta-magisk-v13-0-0980cb6-t3618589
SuperSU - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
Credits -
@jesec for TWRP
@topjohnwu for Magisk
@Chainfire for SuperSU
Prince Comsy Odin

I have installed but shows me 0 mb on internal storage cant mount data

OP you should add this isn't for US models or be model specific

I didn't think this method was for Snapdragon w/o a different os/engineer software?
Snapdragon rooting is really this straight forward?

dr.vetony said:
I have installed but shows me 0 mb on internal storage cant mount data
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You'll need to FORMAT DATA to remove encryption and then flash magisk or supersu

matthewd769 said:
OP you should add this isn't for US models or be model specific
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I'm so sorry! I'll make changes in the OP now.
I mentioned Snapdragon because one of my friends said its same. I'm sorry again

Ruturaj Kadam said:
You'll need to FORMAT DATA to remove encryption and then flash magisk or supersu
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I have tried this

dr.vetony said:
I have tried this
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Be sure to "FORMAT" data, not WIPE Data. WHen you choose the option to FORMAT Data in TWRP you will have to type in the word YES to confirm that you want to do that after making youir selction. Once the wipe is finished, flash the No Verity Scrtipt file you can find here: https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/and then reboot.
BEFORE YOU REBOOT after flashing TWRP - If you have been "in jail" after flashing oreo and you had to wait to wait 7 days before you could flash TWRP - be sure to flash the RMM State Fix found here immediately after flashing TWRP - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75360965&postcount=22

Geekser said:
Be sure to "FORMAT" data, not WIPE Data. WHen you choose the option to FORMAT Data in TWRP you will have to type in the word YES to confirm that you want to do that after making youir selction. Once the wipe is finished, flash the DM Verity Scrtipt file found in the TWRP Thread and then reboot. (If you have been "in jail" after flashing oreo and you had to wait to wait 7 days before you could flash TWRP - be sure to flash the RMM State Fix found here immediately after flashing TWRP - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75360965&postcount=22
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Yes i ve followed all the instructions but the results are nothing also ive tried to change data to fat but the result zeroo

dr.vetony said:
Yes i ve followed all the instructions but the results are nothing also ive tried to change data to fat but the result zeroo
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and you flashed the no-verity script file? Sorry, I don't mean to be redundant - but others I have talked to had similar problems until they did that.

Geekser said:
and you flashed the no-verity script file? Sorry, I don't mean to be redundant - but others I have talked to had similar problems until they did that.
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Yes that too

Thanks @Geekser I will add the no-verity zip link in OP

Geekser said:
and you flashed the no-verity script file? Sorry, I don't mean to be redundant - but others I have talked to had similar problems until they did that.
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Yes that to ?

HI
I have G955FXXU1CRAP flashed at my s8+ g955f exynos. Now afert waiting for the 7 days to get the oem unlock I'm with twrp but I can not root with Magisk 16 or super su SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip.
I'm getting the "error installing zip file '/external_sd/Magisk-v16.0.zip" and "Unable to repack boot image! ".
Any help?.
Thanks in advance.
ale3385

ale3385 said:
HI
I have G955FXXU1CRAP flashed at my s8+ g955f exynos. Now afert waiting for the 7 days to get the oem unlock I'm with twrp but I can not root with Magisk 16 or super su SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip.
I'm getting the "error installing zip file '/external_sd/Magisk-v16.0.zip" and "Unable to repack boot image! ".
Any help?.
Thanks in advance.
ale3385
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Did you FORMAT the data after installing TWRP?

Yes, I did it but with the same results on magisk installation....

I am also having an issue similar. I have flashed the OREO update (CRAP) and after formatting data in TWRP and then the No-Verity Script. This then shows the Internal storage. I can flash Magisk but when i next boot into TWRP it will show 0mb again?
I have done this now about 6 times. Its ok to start but then it reverts back to not being able to read internal storage?
Anyone know why?
Thanks

Im experiencing the same issue too.
0mb data and twrp recovery doesnt hold settings.
Flashed latest twrp from link in this thread and directly formatted data.
Twrp nandroid backup fails on cannot mount data.

Geekser said:
Be sure to "FORMAT" data, not WIPE Data. WHen you choose the option to FORMAT Data in TWRP you will have to type in the word YES to confirm that you want to do that after making youir selction. Once the wipe is finished, flash the No Verity Scrtipt file you can find here: https://build.nethunter.com/android-tools/no-verity-opt-encrypt/and then reboot.
BEFORE YOU REBOOT after flashing TWRP - If you have been "in jail" after flashing oreo and you had to wait to wait 7 days before you could flash TWRP - be sure to flash the RMM State Fix found here immediately after flashing TWRP - https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75360965&postcount=22
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If I flash Magisk, Do I still need the DM-Verity Patch?

FactualGnome said:
I am also having an issue similar. I have flashed the OREO update (CRAP) and after formatting data in TWRP and then the No-Verity Script. This then shows the Internal storage. I can flash Magisk but when i next boot into TWRP it will show 0mb again?
I have done this now about 6 times. Its ok to start but then it reverts back to not being able to read internal storage?
Anyone know why?
Thanks
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Vi553r said:
Im experiencing the same issue too.
0mb data and twrp recovery doesnt hold settings.
Flashed latest twrp from link in this thread and directly formatted data.
Twrp nandroid backup fails on cannot mount data.
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Because it need to be modify in ramdisk. Flash custom Rom or a kernel with proper fixes

Yu Yureka boots into "FASTBOOT MODE"

So I recently rooted and flashed a custom rom (https://forum.xda-developers.com/yureka/general/rom-bootleggers-rom-v2-1-volte-t3777131) on my device, all was working fine until I realized that I didn't flash gapps. Downloaded gapps tried flashing (on TWRP) it but I got the error "error executing updater binary" . Googled up for a solution and got this:
Step 1:- Go to recovery.
Step 2:- Go to Wipe>>Advanced wipe.
Step 3:- Check data, system, cache & dalvik cache and then swipe to wipe all.
Step 4:- Then go to install zip from SD card and browse the Rom and install it.
Step 5:- Reboot the device
After this, somehow, I lost the rom but had my TWRP recovery still but I was able to flash the rom again using "minimal adb and fastboot". Everything was working fine but I still didn't have gapps and I thought I did something wrong with the steps aforementioned so I took a shot at those steps again. And boom! my device now keeps booting into "FASTBOOT MODE"(can't even go to recovery) and I tried several methods to try and fix and the most frequent "fix" I got for this on Google was to use adb and fastboot and use the command "fastboot oem unlock" but that didn't help either. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. JUST NEED TO GET A RECOVERY (TWRP/CWM) and flash my rom

fastboot -i 0x1ebf erase cache
fastboot -i 0x1ebf erase userdata
Flash twrp 3.2.2
fastboot -i 0x1ebf flash recovery twrp_3.2.2.img
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---------- Post added at 06:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:18 AM ----------
brickedmyphone1 said:
So I recently rooted and flashed a custom rom (https://forum.xda-developers.com/yureka/general/rom-bootleggers-rom-v2-1-volte-t3777131) on my device, all was working fine until I realized that I didn't flash gapps. Downloaded gapps tried flashing (on TWRP) it but I got the error "error executing updater binary" . Googled up for a solution and got this:
Step 1:- Go to recovery.
Step 2:- Go to Wipe>>Advanced wipe.
Step 3:- Check data, system, cache & dalvik cache and then swipe to wipe all.
Step 4:- Then go to install zip from SD card and browse the Rom and install it.
Step 5:- Reboot the device
After this, somehow, I lost the rom but had my TWRP recovery still but I was able to flash the rom again using "minimal adb and fastboot". Everything was working fine but I still didn't have gapps and I thought I did something wrong with the steps aforementioned so I took a shot at those steps again. And boom! my device now keeps booting into "FASTBOOT MODE"(can't even go to recovery) and I tried several methods to try and fix and the most frequent "fix" I got for this on Google was to use adb and fastboot and use the command "fastboot oem unlock" but that didn't help either. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. JUST NEED TO GET A RECOVERY (TWRP/CWM) and flash my rom
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https://dl.twrp.me/tomato/
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Thank you very much!! I am so sorry for the late af reply, got a little carried away with some other thing(s). I got the recovery now and I used a micro SD card to flash the rom but the problem now is that I'm getting the error 7 ("Updater process ended with ERROR: 7 Error installing zip file "/external_sd/" followed by filename.zip)
and then it says "Updating partition details... Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid arguement)
...done"
I do not understand what seems to be the problem....I thought the issue might be with me trying to flash it via the memory card so I tried using the "adb sideload" method which yielded the same results. I have no idea what is to be done now

brickedmyphone1 said:
Thank you very much!! I am so sorry for the late af reply, got a little carried away with some other thing(s). I got the recovery now and I used a micro SD card to flash the rom but the problem now is that I'm getting the error 7 ("Updater process ended with ERROR: 7 Error installing zip file "/external_sd/" followed by filename.zip)
and then it says "Updating partition details... Failed to mount '/cache' (Invalid arguement)
...done"
I do not understand what seems to be the problem....I thought the issue might be with me trying to flash it via the memory card so I tried using the "adb sideload" method which yielded the same results. I have no idea what is to be done now
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Do factory reset in twrp
Do it twice
Then flash ROM as usual
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Rajendran Rasa said:
Do factory reset in twrp
Do it twice
Then flash ROM as usual
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Thank you very much!!!!! That did it! You da man ) just one last query, I'm about to flash gapps(which was the root of all the problems) and I've downloaded the gapps 64 bit cos yu yureka is ARM with 64 bit cpu architecture right?
Edit: I went ahead and tried flashing it with the 64 bit one and after getting the regular twrp messages I got one as "Insufficient storage space available in system partition. You may want to use a smaller open GApps package or consider removing some apps using gapps-config. See:'/sdcard/open_gapps_log.txt' for complete information"
But right now I did a factory reset(ty again) and there's absolutely nothing in my internal storage. The last passage on twrp looks like this ;
"Error Code: 70
-Unmounting /persist /system
Updater process ended with ERROR: 70
Error installing zip file '/sdcard/open_gapps-arm64-8.1-stock-20180705.zip' "

brickedmyphone1 said:
cos yu yureka is ARM with 64 bit cpu architecture right?
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Right.:good:

~bump~
Edited the last post with new problems ._.

brickedmyphone1 said:
~bump~
Edited the last post with new problems ._.
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Internal storage and /system partition are different things.
Either download the Pico Gapps package or increase the /system partition size.

saurav007 said:
Internal storage and /system partition are different things.
Either download the Pico Gapps package or increase the /system partition size.
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Thank you again!
But pray tell, how do I increase my /system partition size?

brickedmyphone1 said:
Thank you again!
But pray tell, how do I increase my /system partition size?
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Make sure to read everything and only follow it once you understand everything or you always have a risk of bricking your device. You can also opt for Pico Gapps package if you want where you probably won't have to increase any partition size.
http://forums.yuplaygod.com/threads/39966/

saurav007 said:
Internal storage and /system partition are different things.
Either download the Pico Gapps package or increase the /system partition size.
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saurav007 said:
Make sure to read everything and only follow it once you understand everything or you always have a risk of bricking your device. You can also opt for Pico Gapps package if you want where you probably won't have to increase any partition size.
http://forums.yuplaygod.com/threads/39966/
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Thank you once again, I will try the same and revert back.